I have tried some wheat cereal, bread products and really basic things like - english muffins.
And in return, I have had some great cramps, some really impressive bloating (and associated escaping air!), and generally feel more tired.
I am considering stopping all wheat, and proceeding to soy.... the joy of soy!
Aha - the elimination diet comes in useful after all! Wheat really IS the devil! Ever since its reintroduction on Tuesday night, I too have had issues with bloating, escaping gas, and general blah-ism. And last night's pizza resulted in cramps this morning. What the heck?
ReplyDeleteOwen also experienced an attack of the wheat - he reintroduced it last night to the tune of 5 1/2 pieces of Gianfranco Rustico pizza. Approximately 20 minutes later, we both stared awestruck at his rapidly swelling belly, concerned that we were witnessing the first known case of a pizza impregnating a human male.
On a happier note, I reintroduced alcohol last night! A delicious apricot wheat beer. I had some strange results: slurred speech, impaired balance, poor coordination, flushed face, reddened eyes, reduced inhibition, and erratic behavior.
I'm only kidding (that was copied straight from wikipedia's entry on "alcohol intoxication"). I only had one! Geez. In reality, nothing felt off at the time, even with the addition of the portion of the pizza that I could snarf down while fending off Owen from the box. But I will be taking the note above about the cramping this morning into consideration... alcohol, or wheat? In order to be as scientific as possible about all this, I suppose I will have to force myself to have another drink tonight (but forgo the wheat). I'm thinking vodka martini...